Hardyes GCSE Aos2 Reich
A revision quiz for Steve Reich's Electric Counterpoint
- 1.What style of music is Electric Counterpoint?
- 2.What is an OSTINATO
- A.
A question and answer melody
- B.
A motif that is imitated in other parts
- C.
A short repeating motif
- 3.What is the name of the technique used in minimalism where you gradually build up a motif by adding a few notes on each repeat.
- 4.What is a RESULTANT MELODY?
- A.
The lowest sounding melody
- B.
The melody that you get as a result of hearing the highest sounding notes as a new melody, when two or more motifs are played together.
- C.
The result of playing one melody at half the speed of another.
- 5.What is the texture of this piece?
- 6.This piece uses 12/8 and 3/2 timesignatures at the same time. What is this called?
- 7.Who was this piece written for?
- 8.What key does this piece start in?
- 9.What key does it change to later in the piece?
- 10.What is a Canon?
- A.
When one part imitates another but not exactly.
- B.
When one part copies another exactly.
- C.
When one part copies another exactly but on a later beat.
- 11.Apart from Electric Guitar, what other instrument is used in this piece?
- 12.Give one technological effect used in this piece.
- 13.Which word best describes the slowly changing harmony in this piece?
- 14.Name a world music which had an influence on the development of minimalism.
- 15.When was this piece composed?
- 16.Why is this piece called Electric Counterpoint?
- A.
Because it uses electric instruments and you have to count the beats.
- B.
Becase it uses electric instruments and Counterpoint mean 'melodies working against each other' (like polyphonic)
- C.
Because it used electricity in it's performance and Reich used lots of countermelodies to the main themes.
- 17.In the middle of the piece, the texture thickens, the dynamic gets louder and some of the guitars start playing with a different technique. What technique is this?
- 18.What is the name for one note which is held under a changin harmony above?
- 19.Which word best describes different rhythms working against each other?
- 20.This piece would have been played live by seven musicians.
- A.
True
- B.
False
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